Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-22
"Hos and Cold" 1unusord.

Two years ago Hub Lunsford made
ahog-path canvass of Hopkins county,
promising prohibitionists one thing
and anti-prohibitionists another and
succeeded in clccting himself TO the
Legislature with the aid of Demo-
cratic votes. While in that body he
was one Of the most useless and in
efficient members of the worst Legis-
lature the State ever had. His public
record was one of duplicity and
double dealing throughout. epass-
ed liquor bill in the House and APP
pealed to his friends to kill it in the
Senate, saying II would ruin him for
II to become a law. He voted for the
ten-year convict bill and was ON the
wrong side CT every measure that
came up. He was utterly without
influence as legislator, and was
wholly unfit for the position be occu-
pied. With such record he has
the gall to ask promotion to the
Senate and is going over the district
pursuing the very same methods
adopted two years ago, in regard TO
the prohibition question. When
forced by Republican prohibitionists
of Hopkins county to tell how he
stood on the question, he gave them
private assurances that caused their
leader to write TO Republican prohib-
itionists in this county that "Mr.
Lunsford has been interviewed and
his position is satisfactory to u.s."
But how is Il in this county? lie
put in an appearance here this week
aud no sooner had he come and gone
than the most violent anti-prohibi-
ZIONIST in the county, Democrat
whose soul Is consumed with q de-
sire 10 reopen saloon in Hopkins
vile, comes out boldly and begins to
electioneer for Lunsford. This man,
who is too well known 10 need naming,
told gentleman from the country
who formerly sold liquor but is now
a prohibihonist, that Lunsford was
the man for whisky men to vote for,
as he was all right on the liquor ques-
ton and Young was the d-dest |
prohibitionist in Hopkins county. |
This is the kind of man Mr.. Luns- /
ford is and he evidently takes the
people of Christian county to be ar
rant fools. lie blows hot in Hopkins
aud cold in Christian. He is dry at
home and wet abroad. lie
or his friends are charging
Mr.. Young with being prohibition
list in this county and in Hopkins
Lunsford points with pride to the fact
that he contributed $50 to help enforce
The prohibition law that he tried to
repeal. Mr.. Young has defined his po-
siiion. He will not interfere with the
prohibition law unless a majority Of
the people want the question reopen
ed.This ought to satisfy any fair-mind-
ed man on eithersid Mr., Young was
living in Paducah when the question
was voted on in Hopkins county and
he was not allied with either side. He
has never voted on the question and
has taken no position except that an
nounced publicly in his speeches.
Aud yet Lunsford's followers are
charging him with being a prohibit
ZIONIST in order 10 get wet votes in
this county. In other words they are
determined TO make prohibition an is
sue in the race, with their candidate |
running in Hopkins on the dry and in
Christian on the wet ticket. Luns-
ford, vas brought out by the liquor Re-
publloans of this county and 1t is I'M
derstood by whisky men that his elec-
ton will mean an attempt TO repeal
the existing prohibition law. win
Lun sford meet Young Monday and
deny that this Is true? If not let it
be takon as confessed. Do the intel
ligent Republicans of this county pro-
pose to vote fora man who refuses to
take public position upon so i'm
portant a question Lunsford APP
piled for space to define his position
In the jacksonville Times of Wednes-
day, but reconsidered the matter and |
declined 10 take stand, although the
space was offered to him free of
charge. He declines to make public |
speeches or to make any public state
ment of his position on the prohibit
ton question. lie intends to strad-
die the question in the district and If
he gets to the Senate will oppose re-
submission in Hopkins:and favor 1t in
Christian. If Mr.. Luusford's posi-
ton has been misrepresented in this
article he can have all the space he
wants TO set himself right.